Visit Upper Egypt
Formed behind the massive High Dam at Aswan, Lake Nasser is the world’s largest reservoir and stretches nearly five hundred kilometres to the south, beyond the Sudanese border. The Ancient Nubian temples of Abu Simbel were famously moved, block-by-block, out of the reaches of the rising waters. These temples are not as grand as the likes of Karnak, but their location on the shores of the vast lake with the desert stretching at their backs, and the Nubian influence on their design makes them well worth seeing. Cruising here is one of the few hidden treasures left in Egypt - just eight boats sail the lake, and over a four- or five-day cruise you might see other people on just three occasions, leaving you free to enjoy the stunning desert scenery on either shore.